El Paso has been a geographic and cultural crossroads since the late 16th century, when Spanish explorers came upon rugged mountains rising out of the desert and searched for a shortcut. They found a channel cut by the Rio Grande that allowed them to...

OUT IN THE WEST TEXas town of El Paso, there is an airport: El Paso International Airport -- which also happens to have an art gallery, a shopping center called La Placita, a good restaurant and even an Aviation Hall of Fame. There are certainly many...